Pharmacy Entrance Exam

No, for admission to NIPER institutes, it is important for candidates to appear for their personalised entrance exam which is NIPER JEE. Interested candidates will be able to seek admission to post-graduate level course such as MS (Pharma) /MPharm/ M.Tech. (Pharma). GPAT exam is another national-level post-graduate level pharmacy entrance exam required for admission to 800 participating institutes across India. Unlike NIPER, it is conducted by National Testing Agency NTA from 2018. Prior to NTA AICTE used to conduct the GPAT exam.

According to the notification released by NIPER, a candidate can appear for NIPER JEE multiple times. There is no restriction on the number of attempts. However, in the one academic year, a candidate is allowed to appear only once. As there is no upper age limit to enroll for the M.Pharma courses, therefore, a candidate can appear for the NIPER JEE exam multiple times.

The NIPER JEE 2026 application form will be available in April 2026 tentatively. The registration window will open for a period of more than 30 days. Candidates will be able to fill the application form online in order to appear for the exam. The application fee must be paid online as per the payment method directed by the exam conducting body.